Located not too far from the Kancamagus Highway, the Kanc. Recreation Area is a small ski area owned by the Town of Lincoln.
The area may have opened in 1946 as the Lincoln Ski Tow. Following the demise of the Grandview Slope in Woodstock, the Kanc. Recreation area likely became the go-to ski area for local youth.
Looking down the main slope (2013)
The Kanc. Recreational Area features a high speed rope tow that serves a large intermediate slope and a side trail. A slope without lift service is available for novice skiers and for sledders.
The Kanc. Recreational Area has snowmaking, grooming, and night skiing on the main slope. It has been kept in operation for decades by locals with the help of nearby Loon Mountain.
NewEnglandSkiConditions.com Reports
Month
Average Percent of Terrain Open
January
35% (1 report)
February
100% (2 reports)
March
100% (1 report)
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Recent Conditions Reports
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Mar. 1, 2016 by skiguy5 Frozen Granular, Spring Snow
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Year by Year History
Adult Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket; Adult Full Price Unlimited Season Pass
2020s
Ticket Price
Season Pass Price
Pass Payback
Opening Day
Closing Day
Skier Visits
2023-24
$40.00
$200.00
5.0 days
March 10
2022-23
December 27
March 26
2021-22
March 27
2020-21
March 21
2019-20
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
December 26
March 14
2010s
Ticket Price
Season Pass Price
Pass Payback
Opening Day
Closing Day
Skier Visits
2018-19
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
March 30
2017-18
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
December 26
March 18
2016-17
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
December 26
March 26
2015-16
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
January 2
March 13
2014-15
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
December 26
March 29
2013-14
$20.00
$100.00
5.0 days
December 26
2012-13
$20.00
December 26
March 30
2011-12
$10.00
$50.00
5.0 days
December 26
March 18
5,936
2010-11
$10.00
2009-10
$10.00
2000s
Ticket Price
Season Pass Price
Pass Payback
Opening Day
Closing Day
Skier Visits
2008-09
$10.00
2004-05
$10.00
2003-04
$10.00
$50.00
5.0 days
2002-03
$10.00
Visitor Memories
"I vividly remember clearing the overgrown slope and side trail with fellow Lincoln High School Ski Team members in the early 1960's. We then held our ski meets there. Hot cocoa and a nice wood fire in the base hut was always appreciated."